The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #423: February 16, 2009

Content summary: Music CD giveaway from Runaway Dorothy for two FIR listeners; Shel’s trip to Kansas City and the IABC Kansas City Business Communicators Summit; Neville’s impressions of the Reading Twestival; upcoming FIR Interview; Michael Netzley reports on developments with mobile and social networks in North and South Korea and Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Shel interviews Mark Van Baale, organizer of the Kansas City Twestival; News That Fits: ads on major websites fail to attract consumers who prefer niche networks says YouGov survey, corporate jet companies launch PR image campaign; listeners comments including Keith Burtis with impressions of the Continental Airlines plane crash at Buffalo, NY, last week; news about Thursday’s show; music from Maria Daines; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for February 16, 2009: A 63-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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When the only certainty is change, communicator, blogger and podcaster Neville Hobson analyses and discusses trends, behaviours and practices in digital communication to help you understand what they mean for people and organizations.